Italy earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 18 km N of Sparta', Italy

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 18 km N of Sparta', Italy on Tue, Apr 23, 2002, 4:58 AM GMT+2 (02:58 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 27 km WSW of Scarcelli, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-04-23 02:58:37 UTC
Depth
139.9 km (86.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
38.458° N, 15.573° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km NE of Gliaca, Italy · 8929 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.97 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8926 days ago · 126 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.77 km ESE of Bronte, Italy · 8921 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.40 km SE of Malito, Italy · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.91 km E of Staiti, Italy · 8918 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.640 km ENE of Canneto, Italy · 8917 days ago · 125 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.57 km SE of Maletto, Italy · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.45 km NE of Acireale, Italy · 8910 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.820 km WSW of Falerna Scalo, Italy · 8910 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.922 km WSW of Leni, Italy · 8908 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.64 km NW of Brolo, Italy · 8907 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.719 km NNW of Sparta', Italy · 8887 days ago · 127 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.129 km W of Leni, Italy · 8886 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.911 km ESE of Lipari, Italy · 8882 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.130 km WSW of Marina, Italy · 8882 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.726 km SW of Acquappesa, Italy · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 3.427 km WSW of Scarcelli, Italy · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.510 km W of Milo, Italy · 8880 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.52 km WNW of Lavinaio-Monterosso, Italy · 8878 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.41 km SW of Zafferana Etnea, Italy · 8878 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.57 km ESE of Bianco, Italy · 8876 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.46 km SW of Saline Ioniche, Italy · 8875 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 3.420 km WSW of Nocera Scalo, Italy · 8874 days ago · 134 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.650 km WNW of Santa Domenica, Italy · 8939 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.25 km E of Santo Stefano in Aspromonte, Italy · 8940 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.71 km SSW of Santa Venerina, Italy · 8941 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.93 km NNW of Graniti, Italy · 8941 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.5Sicily, Italy · 8943 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.014 km ESE of Lipari, Italy · 8944 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 4.111 km SW of Leni, Italy · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.99 km E of Canneto, Italy · 8949 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.44 km NE of Galatro, Italy · 8957 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.621 km SE of Weather Station, Italy · 8959 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.71 km SSE of Zafferana Etnea, Italy · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2zf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.